Background*

Mr. Mark A. Blinn has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Flowserve Corp. since October 1, 2009. Mr. Blinn served as Chief Financial Officer of Flowserve Corp., from October 2004 October 2009. Mr. Blinn served as Senior Vice President of Flowserve Corp., since December 2006 and Latin America Operations Officer since November 2007. He served as Vice President of Flowserve Corp., from October 2004 to December 2006. He served as Chief Financial Officer of FedEx ... Kinko's Office and Print Services, Inc. from 2003 to 2004 and as Vice President and Treasurer of Kinko's, Inc. from 2002 to 2003. He held a number of senior financial positions at Centex Corp., including Corporate Controller. Mr. Blinn served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Centex Corporation from 2000 to 2002 and as Managing Director of Corporate Finance since 1999. He held a number of senior management positions in finance, treasury and planning at FirstPlus Financial Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Commercial Capital Funding Inc. He also was formerly an attorney with Smith, Barshop, Stoffer and Millsap, where he represented large financial institutions, foreign corporations and insurance companies in complex litigation issues. He has been a Director of Flowserve Corp. since October 1, 2009. He has been an Independent Director of Texas Instruments Inc. since February 21, 2013. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Blinn holds bachelor of science in engineering from Southern Methodist University and Master of business administration and juris doctorate degrees from Southern Methodist University.

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